Vehicle.



C. W. JACKSON.

VEHICLE.

APPLmATIon FILED 11.21.1910.

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CHARLES W. JACKSON, or omesso, ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE.

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Patented Sept. 1, 1%14.

Application lled April 21, 1910. Serial No. 556,838.

Ib all whom 'it may concern:

lle it known that l. Cuantas WV. Jackson',

a citizen of the United States, residing,r at

Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of illinois, have invented a certain new and useful lm uovement in Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates to improvements in vehicles and has for its object to provide a new and improved device of this description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompauying drawings, wherein-' Figure 1 is a side view of one end of a vehicle embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 8-3 of Fig. 2; Fia. It is a sectional 'view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 9.; Fig. 6 is a sectional viewtaken on line G-- of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a detail view with arts broken away showing one of the wieels where power is applied to move the vehicle body.

Like numerals refer to like parts through out the several figures.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a vehicle, such as a railway car, wagon or the like, so constructed and arranged that the material may be easily and quickly removed therefrom and the cost and trouble of handling such material decreased.

For purposes of illustration I have shown the invention as applied to a vehicle.

Referring now to the particular construction illustrated, the vehicle is provided with a body 1 which is movably mounted upon a suitable frame or running gear of any desired construction. As herein shown this trame consists of the longitudinal beams 2 and cross beams 8. These cross beams are preferably connected together by channel 45 irons or eonntwtiincr pieces 4. These beams are all suitably fastened together. Thebody l is mounted upon the frame in any desired umnner so that. it may be rocked to either sido when it is desired to quickly unload the material in the body. As herein shown the movable connection between the framo'and the body is made near each end of the body by means of the plates 5, 6. and? provided lhe plate IS is nnneete lwith the frame and the plates 6 and 7 with the body, and the projection 8 is between the projections 9 and 10. The parts may be held in proper relation by means of a pm or rod 11 passing through all of said projections. The body may be connected at any desired number of points with the frame, and it will be seen that by means of this a paratus the body'can be rocked to one site or the other as desired. The frame is mounted upon wheels in any of the ordinary ways. Meansare provided for preventing the rockin or tilting of the body while'the vehicle is veing moved from place to place and any desired a paratus for this purpose may be used. As herein shown I provide at eaci corner of the body a scrcw-thremled rod 12 which is rotatably connected with a shoe 13 engaginfr the body of the'vehiele. The connection ietwecn the screw and the shoe is preferably a universal connection so as to permit the shoe to properly engage the body in all its various positions. The rods 19. mss through stationary threaded parts 14 xed to the frame and are provided with heads 15 having holes 16 into which bars may be inserted for the purpose of rotating the rods. It will be seen that by rotating the rods at one side of the vehicle so as to lower the shoes, the body of the vehicle is free to be moved to its dumping position. The rods 12 form strong, positive supports for the sides of the vehicle which firmly and securely hold the body in an upright position.

Connected with the body at one or both ends of the vehicle, is a chain or other iexible device 17, the ends thereof being connected to the body at opposite sides as shown in Fig. 2. This chain passes over sprocket Wheels 18. Some means is provided for moving` these sprocket wheels to tilt the body. As herein shown the sprocket wheels are connected with shafts to which are 'conneeted the actuating wheels 19 having holes I.20 at theirv periphery, into which may be insorted the bar by which the wheel is rotated. (See Figs. 1 and 7.) These actuating wheels are provided with pawls 91, 22, the ends of which fit into the holes 20 and which, when in place, prevent the rotation of these wheels in eitbervldireetion. When it l is desired to rotate the! actuating wheels thepawl which prevents itsrotation in'the de#` sired direction is moved up out of the way,fK

as shown in Fig. 4"I, so asto become disengaged from the wheel. One pawl associated with each wheelwould have to be moved out of engagcmnt'whenit is desired te'rraiveor one having an entirely closed body. For the purposelof more clearly illustrating my` invention I have shown a vehicle with an entirely closed body. Atethe sides of `the body l prefer to provide a series of doors 23. When an open body is used tlicsedoors may be `run to the top thereof. lVhen a closed body is used they may run part-way up the side as shown, for example, in Figs. l and 2. These doors are hinged to the vertical frame pieces 2l (see Fig. 6), and are preferably provided at the bottom with a projecting lip'fQ, which protects the crack at the' bottoni of the doors, when the ,doors are closed. The hinges of. the-.doors are preferably Vprovided with projections 2G which engage the frame pieces 2l' when the door is open so as to limit the o ening movement. I prefecto provide at tie top of the doors water-shedding portions 27 (see Figs. i and 2)' which nevent water from entering the cracks at'tlie to )s of the doors. The doors may be lockecl'together so as to be locked-'in tlieii closedposition' in any desired manner. As herein shown they are provided with-locking parts which are locked together by meansi'af pins 28. In order that a number` ofdoors may be opened simultaneously I may provide a rock shaft 29 arranged with cranks 30 which are connected with the pins 28 so that when the lever 29 is moved to rock the shaft all the pins will be moved out so asl tounlock the' doors. There is preferably assooi'atedwith each door or pair of doors,

a movable platform which may be moved out so Eas to receive the material when the doors are open. These platforms 31 may be arranged in any desired manner and are :preferably cach independent of the other.

ils herein shown they cach consist of a floor carried by the supports 32 and are inovably mounted upon brackets 33, 84: so that they maybe slid inwardly, as shown on the right hand 'of'Fig-.-2, so as to be out of the way when not in use and may be slid outwardly into their operative' position as shown on the left hand of Fig. 2, when desired. The bracket 33 is preferably arranged so that the fbottom' of the opening therethrough is lower than the bottom of the opening in the bracket B4 so as to permit t e platform to be held at an inclined position as shown in Fig. Q. The outward movement of the plat- Iforms is limited by limiting parts 35 which engage the brackets 33 and are held in their inoperative positions by means of the spring latches 36 which engage the brackets 34. These latches will automatically move to permit theplatforms to be moved inwardly but must be' sprung out-to permit the plat-` forms-to be moved into'their' operative positon. rThese platforms are"pr'eferably pro` vided with pivoted sides 3T (see F ig. 5) which ma be moved out to engage the projections 3 on the doors when the doors are opened to prevent material from esca ing between the doors and the platform. hen thebody of the vehicle is entirely inclosed it iszdesirable to have a pair of large doors so that the vehicles may be loaded or un loaded when material in large pieces is bei110f shipped. As herein shown there is provi( od .near the middle of the body portion the large doors 39 which aresimilar to the doors 23. There may also be provided at the roof a series of doors 40. These doors, as shown, are double doors and are arranged so as to prevent leakage into the vehicle. As herein shown the roof doors 40 are hinged to the roof beams 4l. 'lhese beams are shown as I-beams and are provided with 'hinged lugs l2 through which pass the rods -lJ-l which are connected with the doors. It will thus be seen that there can be no leakage at the hinge of the doors.

The meeting part of the doors aic provided with interlocking imd protecting parts whichprevent leaks. As herein shown one door is provided with a projection 44 and the other with a channel 45 into which the projection 44 fits, the channel entirely covering the edge of` the door so as to prevent leakage. At the tops of the doors are a series of pivoted flaps 46 (see Figs. 1 and 4) which prevent leakage at the u per ends of the doors. rlhe to 47 projects eyond these flaps as sliown'in 1lig'. 4. In the event it is desirable t0 have a larger opening for load mg and unloading the vehicle the beam or frame piece 48 at the top of the large doors 39 may be made removable so that it may be removed and the doors 39` and the roof doors 40 opened to form a large loading and 1 As shown m Figs. 3

unloading opening. and 4. this frame picceor beam 48 extends only between the. frame pieces 24 at the sides of `the doors 39. Attached to the frame pieces 2l are the angle pieces. or shelves el!) upon which rest the ends of the beam 48. This beam at the end may be provided with the fillers 50 which rest upon the shelves 4i). The'beam is held in place at each end by the bolts 51 having keys 52 as shown in Fig. Ll. WVhen it is desired to remove the beam 48 the keys o2 are removed, whereupon the beam 48 may be slid out so as to be disengaged from the bolts and then be removed. The side doors may be constructed like the rooic doors 40, with the waterproof hinge and interlocking edges, if desired. Y

vThe use and operation of my invention are as follows: When it is desired to move the material from one point to another, the

body of the vehicle is kept in its u right position as shown in full lines in ig. 2 by gimme means ofthe rods 12 and the doors are propcrly closed. If now-it is desired to unload' only a part of the material, .when the? v`e liicle contains such material'as coal, sand or the like, oneor more platforms '31 are pulled out and the dooi's associated' therewith opened so asto'pcrmit the materialto dow ont onto the latforni. Thesefplatforms 4are preferably oiP such a length as to perinitthe material to reacli the anglaof rest without 4flowing fromvthe platform. The material can then be easily unloaded by means of a shovel or the like, the operatorworking on the platform. If it is desiredto entirely unload the vehicle the rods 12 at one side are screwed down the desired amount, tliepins 28 are moved from the doors 23 and the body tilted as shown, for example, in dotted lines in Fig. 2, by means of the controlling mechanism, that is, by applying the rod to one of the wheels 19 and rotating it sailieiently. It will thus be seen that the material will be at once discharged throu h the door openings. lf it. is desired to discharge the material into a rece tacle at a distance from the vehicle the p atform 3l may be moved out before the body is moved to its dumping position'. After the vehicle has been unloaded the body may be moved back to its upright position by means of the controlling mechanism and the rods 12 moved so as to hold it in its position. lt will be noted that the body may be gradually tilted to its unloading position by simply screwing down rods 12 0n one side oi the axis about which the body moves, the body nuclei` these conditions beingheld and lirmly supported by said rods in all its various positions. The body can then be moved back to its u right position by screwingr up said rods. t will thus be seen that there is here provided a vehicle which can be easily and quickly loaded and unloaded and which may be used to carry any desired material and which may be easily manipulated to unload the material. It will also be seen that the material is discharged at one side and its discharge may thus be completely controlled.

ln view of the fact that the body portion is connected to the frame by pivotal connection, it will be. seen that the body portion cannot remain iu a balanced position but the weight thereof will be resting upon the supports at one side or the other o the central pivotal connection. If for example, the vehicle is supported upon an inclined surface, the weight of the body portion will be on the supports on the down-hill side. If it is desired to dump the body in the downhill direction, it is only necessary to lower these supports. If however it is desired to damp the body on the up-hill side, some suitable means must be rovided for transferring the weights of tie body portion to.

thlsupports on theup-liill side; Anysuitable'meansl for this purpose may be used. A s herein shown,- tliis may be done by means oftlie 'flexible device' 17.

:Iclaim:

vehicle for transporting material from one -v point to another, comprising a fi'anie,^ va body having a central, lon itudinal, pivotal, rockinfrconnection witi said trame` movable-rigid supports on each side ofsaid central'pivotal connection for holding saidbody in an upright position, devices for preventing said supports from being moved laterally, means for moving said supports longitudinally, the supports for the sides of said body adapted to engage and support said body while it is being moved to its unloading position ou either side respectively, nn'd'a.y series of dischar e doors atl the sidesof'thLl body through w iich the material in the body is automatically discharged when the body is moved about said rocking connection.

2.' A vehicle for transporting material from one point to another com rising a frame, a body having a central, ongitudinal, pivotal rocking connection with said frame, rigid, adjustable supports on each side ofsaid pivotal connection for holding said body in all its various positions while being moved about said central rocking connection, means for moving said supports .longitudinally and for preventing the movement thereof laterally, a series of discharge doors at the side of said body through which the material in the body is automatically discharged when the body is moved about said rocking connection, and a series of sliding platforms associated with said doors and adapted to be slid back and forth at the bottom thereof.

3. A vehicle for transporting material comprising a frame, a. body portion having a longitudinal central rocking connection with said frame so as to rock about a longitudinal axis, rigid adjustable supports for Said body portion, located on each side of said central rocking connection, said supports located below the body, means for moving said supports in the direction of their length and for preventing the movement thereof laterally while the longitudinal movement is taking place, the supports on one side adapted to engage and support the body portion and when o ierated gradually lower it while it is moving about said longitudinal axis to its discharged position.

4. A vehicle for transporting material from one point to another comprising a frame, a body movahly connected to said frame by a central, longitudinal, pivotal connection. and adapted to be tilted about its connection with tie frame toward either side of said longitudinal, pivotal connection,

and adjustable screw threaded rods supporting the bottom of said body and adapted Vto be moved longitudinally, means :forl reventf ing lateral movement of said rods. an ladapted to engage the body so aste-hold said body in any of its tilted positions and' to prevent its movement about its connection with the frame. ,f

A vehicle for trans )orting material comprising a frame, abo y pivotally-coniiected to said frame near'its middle so as to move about a longitudinal axis, .screw threadedtrods on each side of.said pivotal connection of the bod ito the frame, and adapted to engage said body, the screwthreaded rods on each side of the'body adapted to be screwed down so as to gradually lower the body to its discharge position.

6. A vehicle for transporting material comprising a frame, a body portion on said frame and., having a longitudinal central rocking connection therewith, screw-threaded rods on each side of said rocking connection, threaded parts on the frame which engage said screw-threaded rods,.,the ends of said rods adapted to engage said body when the body is in its upright osition, means for independently screwing t own the screwthreuded rods on either side of said body soYas to gradually lower the body to its disv'charge osition, and means for screwing up 'said ro s soV as to gradually move the body to itsv upright position.

l, 'L -.A vehicle for transporting material compris'ina frame, a body portion having a--longitu inal central rockinfT connection ywith-said frame so as to rock about a longitudinal axis, rigid adjustable su ports for said body portion at each side o said central rocking connection,l said supports locatedv below the body, means for moving saidsupportsnthe direction of their length and for'prevent-ing the movement thereof laterally while the longitudinal movement is taking place, the supports on one side adapted to engage and support the `,body portion while it is moving about said longitudinal axis to its discharging position and means for transferring the weight of said body portion to the supports on the up-hill side of the vehicle when said vehicle is supported on an inclined surface.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 11th day of April, 1910.

CHARLES lV. JACKSON. Witnesses:

EDNA K. REYNOLDS, DONALD M. CARTER.

Copie: of this patent may be obtained for ave oontl each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0. 

